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Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says security around the special forces unit that killed Osama Bin Laden will be tightened after it raised concerns.

An anti-government protester displays spent bullet cases during a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Taiz, 11 May 2011

Arab spring hope 'in the balance'

The pro-democracy struggle in the Middle East and North Africa is at risk amid a fightback by repressive governments, Amnesty International says.

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Market Data Fri, 13 May 2011 02:43 BST

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(min delay 15 mins) Marketwatch Ticker

Market Name	Current Value	Movement	Change	Percentage Change
Dow Jones	12695.92	+	65.89	0.52%
Nasdaq	2863.04	+	17.98	0.63%
FTSE 100	5944.96	-	-31.04	-0.52%
Dax	7443.95	-	-51.1	-0.68%
Cac 40	4023.29	-	-34.79	-0.86%

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Watney leads Players Championship

Nick Watney hits a sensational eight-under-par 64 to take the first-round lead at the Players Championship.

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We Need to Talk about Kevin director Lynne Ramsay (centre) with actors John C Reilly and Tilda Swinton

Cannes gets talking about Kevin

Critics heap praise on We Need to Talk about Kevin, the only British title in contention for the main award at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Drugs 'reduce' HIV transmission

An HIV-positive person can reduce the risk of spreading the virus to uninfected partners by 96% if they are given anti-retroviral drugs immediately, according to US scientists.

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Facebook exposed in Google smear

Facebook admits hiring a PR agency to tout anti-Google stories related to user privacy in the US press.

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Jupiter moon 'holds magma ocean'

Data from Nasa's Galileo probe suggests Jupiter's moon Io may hold a giant magma ocean beneath its crust that is at least 50km thick.

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Mini guide to San Francisco: Even if San Francisco’s streets are not paved with gold, they are splashed with rainbow-coloured murals and the skies over North Beach are ruled by trash-talking parrots.

Going around the world with kids: How to prepare if you are thinking of packing up and travelling with kids for a couple of years.

A vintage car rally through Italy: The Mille Miglia sees classic cars set off from Brescia on 12 May, then thunder through tranquil Italian villages down to Rome.

Barcelona: More than meets the eye: Garish, gregarious Barcelona doesn’t guard its secrets jealously, but the Catalan capital does seem to get a kick from hiding the best of them in plain sight.

The rebirth of Detroit: As the city continues the fight of its life, artists and visionaries are breathing life into tragic symbols of abandonment and decay.

Mexico City’s forgotten cantinas: A cleaner and safer city centre has given 100-year-old bars a new lease on life.

Unequal travellers’ rights: New passenger rights and regulations in the EU and US better protect airline passengers, but governmental intervention is less consistent elsewhere.